X-claim: hello (pt. 1)

Naming the English language parts of speech may be like naming the dwarves or reindeer, there’s always one you forget. (‘Less you’re a border-line autistic nerd, c’mon who’s with me!) So, MY fave-o POS might be the interjection, a hard-to-place adverb that serves multi-purposes but mostly allows us to say ‘ejaculate’ modestly in classrooms. This should be a finite linguistic category of only a couple dozen, but we keep adding more (‘meh,’ ‘blurg,’ ‘LOL’). This infectious blurting has indeed infected the Christmas carol. So, let us waste time beholding this offset exclamations addressing Xmas (NOT Santa, if we can help it).

Starting with HELLO…

Dion drags down Amy Grant with the failed 2020 comeback “Hello Christmas.” This pop country ditty checks all the boxes, but lacks a real novelty punch. Cash grabs are fun for three minutes, though, so try this four-minute ‘song.’

PJ Masks rolls out a poppy pop kidsong (almost a minute long) about greeting a time when all’s well–even the bad guys get into the spirit with “Hello Christmas.” That’s fun.

Getting weird, Los 3llers rages operatic on the griefs of the Advent in “Hello Christmas.” This world music exploration is odd in all the right ways.

Isabelle Fries uses this time of the year to say hello to all friends and family. Her “Hello Christmas” just gets in under the theme, but the sexy pop slurring helps.

Much more smooth cool, Donald Lawrence soulsings “Hello Christmas” like the holiday is a loyal old wingman what sets him up with Jesus and peace on Earth whilst hanging at the piano bar.

Hello, here’s what we’re looking for: “Hello Christmas,” my old friend, sings Natalia Klitschko in heavily accented pop friendliness. Bebopping repetition for your dance floor.

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This Moebius strip of Xmas will never end, so quit asking if we’re there yet. Mannheim Steamroller up!

Amy Grant softly folks “Another Merry Christmas” with motherhood, war, and everything all at once. There you go.

Another White Christmas” is a sendup of white people. Tim Cavanaugh tickles the lounge ivories to fight racism. I guess.

Another White Christmas” is Brent Burns singing about sand at the beach. I’ll need some help with the humor here, guys. Swing pop.

We’ll Never Have Another White Christmas” is The Pepper Tree Market’s lament that that Bing song is the pinnacle and will never be topped as THE song of the season. Clever doo wop. Highly recommended.

Eux Autres prop me up with their lively pop music “Another Christmas at Home.” Friends, drinking, playing, lights twinkling. What more could you ask for? Listen, this song’ll have it.

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Another song about another Christmas in another post from another blog. Wait–no, it’s THIS blog.

BLUE ALERT!! “Another Fucking Christmas Song” is the showtune lament that comes late in Act II and perches the show on the verge of despair. Eric Bagnet brings existentialism to bear the cross.

Destructors 666 get down and dirty with a catchy (borrowed) tune in “Just Another Christmas Song.” Surely there’s room for one more punk screamer what rhymes Winnie the Pooh with Doctor Who!

Danilo Jeza brings that impersonation-style to “Another Christmas Song.” You WILL believe it’s not Elvis.

The Silvers hokey up their “Sing Another Christmas Song” to cheer on Santa and the elves. But their over-enunciated ’70s slow pop tangles up the intent. Crash. Burn.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings swing up the mood with their disco limned Motown merriment “Just Another Christmas Song (This Time I Think I’ll Sing Along).” Whenever they sample a traditional carol, drink a take!

Jack Weppler takes them all on in “Another Christmas Song.” Do they manipulate, obscure, distract us from–hey, you’re beautiful. Piano bar pop. But, it’s not for sale from Amazon. Just so you know.

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Where were we again? Here? It’s always Christmas here. Let’s tune in to another Xmas already in progress.

Bower Grove School sets to music “Another Bower Grove Christmas.” They know their stuff. Pop choral messing about.

While we’re ‘cross the Pond, British India power punks “Another Christmas in the Trenches.” Am sure i like it. Not sure i believe the lyrics about how everything is fine….

Another Day in the B” is [BLUE ALERT] rapping out the prison of monotony of bad Xmasses. AlmightyK pulls no rhymes to level with you.

No Kids plink and plunk around the subject, however, with their “Another Winter in a Summer Town.” This underlining (NOT the number from the ‘Grey Gardens’ musical) entraps your holiday mood in decay. Heavy sigh.

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Time to lighten the mood of time looping Xmas songs!

Looking forward to “Another Waffle House Christmas” involves reservations, honkytonk music, and waffles (and divorce)! Thanks, Hilton Walters!

The Serious Brothers serenades our blues with “It’s Another Joyful Elvis Presley Christmas.” These bear repeating, despite the trashy country lyrics.

Having the party of their lives, the ‘haves’ of the Mumbai suburb Bandra celebrate “Another Bandra Christmas.” Vanya sings and swings this cha-cha pop with no apologies (or talent).

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Not done missing you–especially each and every Christmas. Songtime for the longtime!

Kenn Rowell & The Baghdaddies sizzle up some common country with wild fiddle in the feel-hard “Another Lonesome Christmas.” Clever, concentrated, and with whistling!

Walking the ledge, Milena Wings jazzes “Another Lonesome Christmas Eve in San Francisco.” It’s a bit uneven, like her gait and the people in the background she didn’t get releases from.

Making everything West a contest, the East coast pits Chrissi Poland ‘gainst this entry with “Another Lonely Christmas in New York.” Suspiciously similar jazz bebopping, but the backup singers sell it.

Let’s back it up to 1964 with a Motown-sounding pop Brenda Lee. “Christmas will be Just Another Lonely Day” is the pounding sound of teen angst.

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Too many Christmasses? Time for a drink, or a song about another drink for another Xmas.

Another Christmas Beer” is the raging country punk recommendation from Fear. If you listen carefully, it might make sense.

Fight the blues with the booze! Merle Jagger honky tonks “I’ll Have Another Drink for Christmas.” It’s fun because… i forget why. There was a list. <hic>

Experimental singing elevates the electric chaos of “Another Drunk Christmas Carol.” DeathBeforeSophistication has a lilting exuberance and a killer backbeat. And–message? Maybe?

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More… more… more— Xmas songs about more Christmasses.

Give “Another Christmas” a chance! The Front Porch Country Band bebops their country pop to silly heights (whistling solo!) to win you over.

Gotta replay “Another Christmas 78rpm” from Martin Rivas for lots of reasons: it’s not the Victrola feel you were expecting, it’s appropriately sentimental, it’s almost uncategorizable. Call it prog rock.

Holly Auna gets emo-boy with a fine folk-pop country love song, “Another Silent Night.” Here, the ‘nother is one more notch on the missing you stick. Sad-ish.

Melodic death goth delivers unto us “Another silent Night.” Coincidence? No! This is more gloom, this time with extra scary. 26z whispers us to a frenzy.

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I’m not sure how to feel about Xmas repeating like bad clams…. Please tell me how to deal with it, oh pop songs!

The Guinea Worms beat the hell out of the toy piano with “Oh F*uck, It’s Christmas Again.” Whether their hipster poetry figures out how to unpack their feelings is anyone’s guess. Angsty uncaring pop.

Dwelling on those we lost, Donfiora wants us to cheer up with her tinkly pop “It’s Christmas Again.” No, thank you.

The antiphony of “Merry Christmas Again” from The Young Republic play out the ins and outs of partying for the people. Sigh. Play it again. Fun pop.

Chris Farren (feat. Jeff Rosenstock & Koji) race up and down the rollercoaster of moods with the hard popping “Merry Christmas Again.” I’m sold, i guess.